Coward Boss Fired You, Then Blamed AI
Your AI is a permission slip for the layoffs the boss already wanted to sign.
Merchant, a proud Luddite in the only sense the word ever deserved, reframes the entire panic with one clean scalpel stroke. Most layoffs blamed on your f*ucking AI are just garden-variety cost-cutting the executives itched to do anyway, now dressed in a Halloween costume so the boardroom keeps its manicure spotless. The robot takes the perp walk while the real decision struts off untouched, and the whole magic trick only works because you keep your eyes on the robot. Merchant draws the line at Blood in the Machine.
Source: Brian Merchant, Blood in the Machine · Brian Merchant
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